Who have you seen live who has since passed away?

[Orangesanlemons]

Jow Strummer.
Stirling Morrison (Velvet Underground)
Mary Hanson (Stereolab)
Bloke from Lush.

Hopefully that's it.

 

[William of Walworth]

Johnny Cash (Glasto 94)
Joe Strummer (Glasto 2000 and Cambridge Folk Festival 2002)

Struggling for any others ...

I think?? Fela Kuti may have been at Glasto 1984 ... but I'm far from sure about it ..

 

[tobyjug]

I have seen plenty of acts live I wish would pass away.

 

[Riff]

Stirling Morrison (Velvet Underground)

If he played Glastonbury in with them 1993, I'll add him to my list. Mind you, I was seriously spangled at the time!

 

[clandestino]

Ibrahim Ferrer
Kurt Cobain
Joe Strummer
Sterling Morrison
Michael Hutchence
Kirsty MacColl
John Entwistle
Johnny Thunders
Stiv Bators
Joey, Johnny and Dee Dee
Razzle (of Hanoi Rocks)
Jon Lee
Yank (of SKAW)
Mary Hanson
Zac Foley (of EMF)
Jeff Buckley
Rob Collins
Jimmy Fernandez (of God Machine)
Arthur "Killer" Kane
Kristen Pfaff (of Hole)
Andy Crighton (of Snuff)

too too many...

 

[kained&able]

oh yeah add andy from snuff to my list as well. I must have seen them play with him.


dave

 

[Blagsta]

I'd have to add Rob (The Bass Thing) from The Wonderstuff

 

[nick1181]

God Machine were a fucking great band. I used to know Jimmy (and Yank) really well.

If we're going to get into waaay too close for comfort ones (from Camden in the 90s) there's also Rob from Altamont Speedway.

Still - as the guy at the end of Bladerunner says "It's a pity she won't live. But then, who does?". Well all these guys lived, particularly Yank. Fuckinell. Yank over-lived.

 

[yardbird]

Inevitably I have to be here.
Jimi Hendrix
Kurt Cobain
Keith Relf [who? they ask]
George Best
Steve Marriot [a mate]
Keith Moon & John Entwistle
Ronnie Lane
Ian Dury
Buddy Rich
Ronnie Scott
The Bloke from the Doors

but... I miss you Kirsty.
Who drank pints with the lads? -You did!

 

[Funki mamma]

Marc Bolan
Joe Strummer
Sid Vicious
Bob Marley
Ian Dury
Dennis Brown
3 x Ramones

I think theres more, cant remember!

 

[pogofish]

On starting this thread, I'd have said Phill Lynott & Nico but by now, I'm reminded of quite a few others as well.

 

[Dhimmi]

John Lee Hooker, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, and Bo Diddley.

 

[Louloubelle]

Nina Simone
Ronnie Scott
Peter Tosh
DJ Kemistry
Stevei Hyper D
Jam Master J

 

[Louloubelle]

...oops double post

 

[KelFive]

Jeff Buckley and the keyboardist from The Charlatans.

 

[spanglechick]

actually no one -

should have seen kurt cobain at reading 92, but i was cold wet and hungry so i stayed in my tent.

also should have seen lush on the bottom of the bill supporting the cure at crystal palace in 91, but we were late.

i've gone into detail to make up for the lack of real answers.

 

[Xanadu]

Jeff Buckley and the keyboardist from The Charlatans.

Damn you!

 

[pennimania]

Depends how old you are...

Marc Bolan
Ronnie Lane (on the same night at Leeds Uni Union)
John Lee Hooker
Sandy Denny
John Entwistle & Keith Moon
Mick Ronson
Alex Harvey (I care more about him than all the rest put together)


and actually I saw all of them at Leeds between 69 -74 - them were me student days

edited to add Paul Kossoff - I used to adore him

 

[floopadelic]

I've got so many I can't do a list

My record for one gig is four people - Alex Harvey, Keith Moon, John Entwistle and Lowell George (of Little Feat), all on the the same day in 1976.

Also Lynryd Skynryd - two guitarists, the singer and the bassist are all dead now from the lineup I saw in 1975 or so.

I can't even do the sums on the Temptations, have seen several different lineups and there's been numerous fatalities.

Marc Bolan, Mickey Finn and Steve Currie of T.Rex at the same gig in 1972.

Johnny, Joey and Dee Dee Ramone all at the same gig also in 1977.

Johnny Thunders and Jerry Nolan of the Heartbreakers.

Bob Marley and Carlton Barrett from the Wailers.

Other memorable ones were Mick Ronson, Steve Marriott, Phil Lynott, Ronnie Lane, Rory Gallagher, Robbie McIntosh, Lee Brilleaux, Ian Dury, Joe Strummer. I'm sure there are loads more.

But mysteriously Keith Richards and Iggy Pop live on. And Shane McGowan's hanging on in there too . . .

 

[felixthecat]

Freddie Mercury
Phil Lynott
Ian Dury
Dennis Brown
Joe Strummer
Ramones x3
Stiv Bator
Ian Curtis
Peter Tosh
Johnny Thunders
Garnett Silk

probably more if I think hard about it

 

[Biffo]

My memory is that bad that I couldn't think of any then I read the thread:

Joe Strummer
Ian Dury
Michael Hutchence
Most of the Ramones
Pete De Freitas (Bunnymen)
Rob Jones (Wonder Stuff)
Charlatans Keyboard player - Rob Collins?
Bloke from Lush
Tony De Vit (DJ)

Had tickets for Nirvana but the gig was cancelled because KC 'left'.

RIP all.

 

[Pigeon]

Some of the above, plus the late great Tracey Pew.

 

[hipipol]

So many, who could believe death had undone so many...

The Hon Robert Nesta Marley
Carlton Barrett
Dennis Emanuel Brown
Peter Tosh
Fela Kuti
Phil Linnott
Alex Harvey
Keith Moon
John Entwhistle
Lowel George
Frank Zappa
Captain Beefheart (actually is he dead yet or just in a coma?)
Curtis Mayfield
Frank Sinatra
Buddy Rich
Ella Fitzgerald
Joe Strummer
Ian Drury
Prince Far I
75% of the Ramones
Johnny Thunders
Tim Buckley
Stuart Adamson (Skids, Big Country)
Malcolm Owen (The Ruts)
There are more but this is depressing me.....

 

[andy2002]

Nico
Ian Dury
Fad Gadget
Jam Master J
Richey Manic
Maurice Gibb
Michael Hutchence

 

[Juice Terry]

Bon Scott
Phil Lynott
Nicholas "Razzle" Dingley
Rory Gallaher
Cozy Powell

 

[floopadelic]

Captain Beefheart (actually is he dead yet or just in a coma?)

Not dead, though he has a long term chronic illness which he hasn't disclosed the details on. Don't think he's in a coma though unless it's a recent one.

 

[Magic Sam]

Bo Diddley.

Not dead as far as I know

 

[pennimania]

I just remembered Viv Stanshall

I used to love the Bonzo's - they often played at Leeds.

 

[Yetman]

John Entwhistle, last uk gig before he passed away (afaik)

 

[deezee]

buddy holly (my first concert at 6)
george harrison and john lennon (with.....well, you know...)
jimi hendrix
janis joplin
johnny cash
carl perkins
jim morrison
jackie wilson
keith moon
john entwhistle
jon bonham
ray charles
frank sinatra
paul butterfield
mike bloomfield (paul butterfield/electric flag)
mike clarke (the byrds)
stevie ray vaughn
dusty springfield
sam cooke
bob marley
peter tosh
curtis mayfield
marvin gaye
laura nyro
cass elliot (mamas and papas)
john phillips (ditto)
duane allman (allman brothers)
berry oakley (ditto)
jerry garcia/ron "pigpen" mc kernan (grateful dead)
gram parsons
bobby darin
phil ochs
tim hardin
tim buckley
keith relf (yardbirds)
sandy denny (fairport convention)
brian jones (the ORIGINAL rolling stones)
dave van ronk
ramblin jack elliot
fred neil
dennis wilson/carl wilson (beach boys)
felix pappalardi (mountain)
chris wood (traffic)
ricky nelson
rick danko/richard manuel (the band)
tom fogerty (creedance clearwater revival)
frank zappa
chas chandler (the animals)
otis redding

biggest regret..turning down the chance to see elvis live.

sometimes it pays to be older than dirt, but this is depressing the hell out of me so i have to stop now.